The global supply chain disruption and destruction has been widely covered here in the U.S., obviously chilling retail C-suites to the bone. However, as it gets increasingly worse by the day, exacerbated by the looming Holiday season, none of the […]
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Social media can be toxic for young consumers, and some platforms are worse than others. The Facebook empire, in particular, has been in the hot seat lately due to the recent release of a few studies that point to the
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A year ago, it seemed like Covid might finally have been the one opponent powerful enough to thwart fast fashion, the category known for inexpensive and cheaply made “disposable” garments. Headlines opined about fast fashion’s end: lockdowns lead to a
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Amazon is both the world’s preeminent retail disruptor and a very effective PR machine. The latest post-Bezos buzz revolves around their latest physical store foray: the Department Store. But after the feeding frenzy around that chub, I believe it’s more
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Sporting goods has to be one of the most exciting sectors in the entire retail industry now. Consider this: There’s a new brand specializing in outdoor goods that just opened last month; new in-store experiential merchandise formats are introduced regularly;
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Not too long ago, although it seems like ages since we could attend conferences in person, I met a senior marketing executive from Farmers Insurance who told me that when his team was first presented with the Farmers jingle, they
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What can we make of a brand that’s taking a look at everything else that’s happening in the retail industry and doing the exact opposite? Psycho Bunny is a men’s and children’s retailer that’s doing just that. The company actually
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I need to be honest. I was one of those skeptics about online shopping back in the mid-90s and well into the 2000s when Amazon was revolutionizing the shopping experience. I was comfortable and complacent with the brick-and-mortar shopping experience
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In our September 18th podcast we discussed six major issues that retailers and brands are wrestling with going into the 2021 Holiday season. At the top of the list, and the one that significantly affects how to deal with the
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Of the roughly 1,000 malls in the U.S., more than a third are rated C or D, which are grades that indicate low sales productivity, high vacancy rates, poor tenant quality, and other weaknesses. Once the retail apocalypse gained steam
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